Personal Items

For each person attending, please bring:

  • a plate, cup, mug, bowl and personal cutlery
  • camping gear including bedding
  • toiletries
  • any necessary medications and other health necessities (including allergy medications if needed, as you will be outside the entire week)
  • other personal items
  • anything you want to offer for the Giveaway

Recommended Items

  • flashlight
  • anything you want to offer in the Giveaway
  • swimwear
  • sunscreen
  • hat
  • water bottle
  • your own snacks (especially if you have any strict food preferences or food allergies/sensitivities!) — Please see the Food section for more information on why we recommend this.
  • hand tools for yourself and/or that you would be willing to share, for use in any wood-based workshops
  • any first aid items — herbal or conventional — you would be willing to share with or donate to the First Aid Station
  • a shovel or pick axe for helping dig out the pit for the Pit Cook
  • mottled dark clothes, charcoal, etc. for the Firestalk

Do NOT Bring

  • alcohol
  • illegal drugs
  • pets (except guide dogs)

Please Note

As our instructors essentially volunteer their time and the cost of workshops is included in Firemaker, some workshops may require cash to pay for material components provided. If an instructor has a workshop that will have a fee, it will be posted in the workshop section so you will know how much cash to bring if you want to take part in it.

​No alcohol, drugs, or pets are allowed at the Gathering. In order to respect the sleeping needs of others, quiet hours will be observed in the tenting areas. Tenting sites are excellent, located in treed camp areas or in the open if you wish. Vehicle camping is available but there are no hook-ups. Camp Gilwell does contain a section of the Brown River. There is no lifeguard on duty, so the safety for any children is the responsibility of the adult accompanying them